| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 492 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 270 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 261 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 245 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 89 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 75 |
| Registration plate issues | 74 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 61 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 57 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 53 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 49 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 48 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 45 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 41 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 36 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 33 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 29 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 28 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 26 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 26 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 26 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 25 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 25 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 24 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 22 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 21 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 20 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 20 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 20 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 19 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 19 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 19 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 18 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 17 |
| Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 16 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 14 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 14 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 14 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 14 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 14 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 13 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 13 |
| Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 13 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 12 |
| Offside Rear Tie bar/rod ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 12 |
| Offside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 12 |
| Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 11 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b| | 11 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage insecure |2.4.G.1| | 11 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Tie bar/rod ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 11 |
| Front brake application uneven | 11 |
| Windscreen has damage | 11 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 11 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage insecure |2.4.G.1| | 10 |
| Rear brake binding | 10 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 10 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bearing |2.4.G.2| | 10 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 10 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 10 |
| Offside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1c| | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 9 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 9 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 9 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 9 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 9 |
| Offside Front Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 8 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |3.1.7| | 8 |
| Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 8 |
| Offside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 8 |
| Offside Rear Tie bar/rod ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 8 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 8 |
| Offside Rear Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 8 |
| Offside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 8 |
| Nearside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 8 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension rod ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Suspension rod ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 8 |